the "Aqua Lamp" by two artists at the MadMatter Studio

Inspired by the calming yet complex light textures formed by tumbling water, we explored how light refraction could create a lighting sculpture referencing the path of the hidden river Tyburn flowing under London, as if caught in a moment, frozen in time. #lightbyhaberdashery #lightingsculpture

elements : Textures of earth, Fire, Air, Water. We have taken the liberty to add a few thinks to them like skies, ice, clouds and snow.

From the archives of one of our favourite cross-disciplinary architecture practices, DGT Architects, comes another immersive installation combining light with water.

As anyone who’s spent even a passing amount of time with us knows, one of our favorite games is playing “spot the next design star.” There are lots of places to look, of course — our most recent obsession being the treasure trove that is Instagram — but the granddaddy of them all is Salone Satellite, the young designers showcase that sets up shop on the edge of Milan’s fairgrounds each year. Before blogs, before ICFF Studio, before the London Design Festival even existed, there was…

Just some really nice glints of the hot summer sun on our pool. I consider this a companion piece to my previous shot, Scatter the Sun, which I will post below. Please do view the larger versions. The reflections in the upper portion are pretty cool.

The Interactive Light Objects are the result of a project that was designed in order to show the interaction between human & object. As the designer Viktor Alexander Kölbig explains “the result should be objects that are more intuitive in use but are also aimed to make acting with light an interactive user experience. The lights don’t have any mechanical elements. Instead of creating separate light and interface objects, I decided to combine them both.

shimmering water #aesthetics #design #designspiration #minimalism #structures #ocean